Minnesota signed Hill, an eight-year veteran, to a two-year, $8.1 million deal last offseason. But Hill never was able to carve out any sort of role last season. He played a grand total of 47 minutes over seven games.

Hill’s contract was non-guaranteed, so the move saves the Wolves just more than $4 million as they attempt to free up as much salary cap space as possible heading into free agency, which starts Saturday. Minnesota now has roughly $19 million in cap space.

Jace has covered a slew of sports since he joined the Pioneer Press in May 2015, but his primary duty is covering high schools. Jace enjoys the beat, even though he's been mistaken for a student on multiple occasions.

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